November 8th to 11th, 2004

Maria Amelia de Carvalho
mariamel@marilia.unesp.br
Unesp - Brazil

NURTURE AND SEX: BODY AFFECTIONS

ABSTRACT
Taking into account that sexual and alimentary habits refer to affective processes, our purpose is to draw a distinction between the biological energy and the affective one. Our starting-point is the hypothesis that to obtain affective energy, through affecting by affection, the human body achieves an esthetic cognition.

KEYWORDS: Nurture, Sex, Affective Processes, Body Affections, Esthetic Cognition.

Center for Pragmatism Studies
Philosophy Graduate Program
Departament of Philosophy
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - Brazil